Stanton Drew stone circles. Leicester coffin urn. Richard Beere Glastonbury 1785
[Fig 1, 2. Plan of druidical remains at Stanton Drew, Somerset. Fig 3, 4. A leaden coffin and an urn found at Leicester. Fig 5. An antient copper coin (unexplained). Fig 6. Inscription in a coffin at Cambridge. Fig 7, 8, 9. Stones carved with the letters RB and a mitre (for Richard Beere, Abbot of Glastonbury) at Taunton and Glastonbury, Somerset. Fig 10. A seal, an angel holding a shield of arms, four bars in fesse, inscribed ''S. Ernoul Poursitter'']. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Unsigned. Provenance: "Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle", by Sylvanus Urban, Gent. London: Printed by John Nichols, for David Henry, late of St. John's Gate, and sold by Eliz. Newbery, the corner of St Paul's Churchyard, Ludgate Street . Type: Antique copperplate print. A digital copy of the explanatory text will be provided by email with the print. We are unable to provide the original text pages because they are shared in common with another item offered for sale separately. Stanton Drew stone circles
Size: 2325px × 2992px
Location: Somerset
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License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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